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Nvidia GeForce Forceware 158.24 Beta (Vista)

Nvidia has finally released another set of official beta drivers for Windows Vista. They are for Geforce 6, 7 and 8 and are available in both 32bit and 64bit flavours, with some more SLI support fixes. This is not a WHQL release, so Windows will prompt you about these drivers not being digitally signed. International downloads are available.

Release Highlights

  • This driver fixes a problem when trying to enable NVIDIA SLI using the international versions of Windows Vista.
  • Increased performance in 3D applications.
  • PureVideo™ HD support.
  • Add support for forcing Vertical Sync in DirectX applications.
  • Updated NVIDIA Control Panel with improved user interface (Please see the Release Notes for more details).
  • Numerous game and application compatibility fixes.
  • This driver supports the following 3D features:
    • Single GPU support
      • DirectX 9 support for GeForce 6/7/8 series GPUs
      • DirectX 10 support for GeForce 8 series GPUs
      • OpenGL support for GeForce 6/7/8 series GPUs
    • NVIDIA SLI support
      • DirectX 9 support for 6/7/8 series GPUs
      • OpenGL support for 6/7/8 series GPUs
  • DirectX 10 NVIDIA SLI support for GeForce 8 series GPUs will be available in a future driver
This is BETA software!, please use caution when installing it on your system
Download 158.24 Beta for: Vista x86 | Vista x64 (Freeware)
Link: Nvidia Home Page | Driver Page | Forum Discussion (Thanks Tantawi)
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